NEW YORK, Oct. 3 (UPI) -- Dish Network says it will still seek a new deal with Fox that would lead to the return of the popular regional sports networks to the satellite lineup.
Fox's parent company, News Corp., late last week pulled the plug on Dish Network as negotiations over a new contract stalled.
"Dish Network is not going to allow Fox or any programmer to bully our customers into paying such an unconscionable price increase," Dave Shull, senior vice president of Programming for Dish Network, said in a written statement.
Shull added Fox "has a long history of trying to shake down pay (cable) TV providers," but said his company would continue to negotiate.
Fox said it had made Dish a fair offer and that Dish was downplaying its customers' demand for Fox programming, the Los Angeles Times said.
Meanwhile, college football fans in several major markets had to make do without the satellite feed of their hometown teams.
